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Kadali
- 2/5/2013 9:59:25 AM
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Cast: Arjun, Arvind Swami, Gautham Karthik, Thulasi, Lakshmi Manchu, PonvannanDirection: Mani RatnamDuration: 2 hours 44 minutes
Story: Berchmans (Arjun), a brilliant but unruly student, is thrown out of his seminary for committing the sin of the flesh after being caught red-handed by fellow student Sam Fernando (Arvind Swami). Blaming the good-hearted Sam for his ouster, Berchamns vows revenge, and challenges to prove that evil does reign supreme in this world.
Movie Review: Kadal is very much an old-fashioned tale of good versus evil, a conflict between a man of faith and his nemesis. What gives the film its distinct flavour is its setting — a Christian village in southern Tamil Nadu. It is a new milieu for Mani Ratnam, but the ace director, supported by his cinematographer Rajiv Menon and art director Shashidhar Adapa, transports you effortlessly to a fishing hamlet. Jeyamohan's dialogues only add to the nativity.
But, disappointingly, it is only so far that Ratnam succeeds. Kadal, as far as its narrative goes, is often uninspiring with one-dimensional characters and ineffective scenes. Thematically the plot is a bit closer to Paul Thomas Anderson's masterful There Will Be Blood, which was also about the clash between two characters representing two ways of life, but even the prelude showcasing the rift between Berchmans and Sam — which sets the entire story in motion — lacks punch. Agreed,
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